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F-01944
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICESDivision of Public Health
F-01944 (11/2016) / STATE OF WISCONSIN
assessment, feedback incentives, exchange (afix)adult immunization questionnaire
GENERAL NOTES: This questionnaire may be filled out prior to the Adult Immunization AFIX visit or during the visit. The assessor, along with the provider, should select 2-3 strategies to incorporate into the quality improvement plan for implementation and follow-up.Name – Provider Site / Date of Assessment
Street Address
City / State / Zip Code
Name – Contact Person / Phone Number / Fax
Type of Medical Records the Provider Uses
Electronic – specify type:
Paper:
Method of Reporting to the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR)
Strategies to Improve the Quality of Immunization Services
- Does your practice use reminders (i.e., due for a vaccination) and recalls (i.e., past due for a vaccination) for vaccines given to adult patients (i.e., electronic health record [EHR] reminder, letter, phone call)?
- Do you offer walk-in or immunization-only visits?
- Do you routinely measure your clinic’s adult immunization coverage levels and share the results with your staff?
- Do you schedule the next vaccination visit, if needed, before the patient leaves the office?
- Do you contact patients within 3-5 days when an adult physical or immunization-only visit is a no-show and reschedule it for as soon as possible?
- Do you have a system in place to schedule wellness visits for patients at 19 years of age and older?
- Do you have an immunization champion at this practice that focuses on quality improvement measures, reducing barriers, and improving coverage levels?
- Do you regularly document any adult vaccine refusals and reasons for refusals (patient choosing to delay, patient has vaccine safety concern, medical contraindication, etc.)?
Strategies to Decrease Missed Opportunities
- Does your immunization staff educate patients about regular, needed immunizations and the diseases they prevent, even when the patients refuse to immunize?
- Do you have adult immunization information resources to help answer questions from patients?
- Is your immunization staff knowledgeable and comfortable with current adult Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations, including minimum intervals, contraindications, etc.?
- Do you train front desk/scheduling staff so they know when it is appropriate to schedule subsequent adult immunization appointments?
- Do you have standing orders for registered nurses, physician assistants, and medical assistants to identify opportunities to administer the vaccines?
- Is your immunization staff knowledgeable and comfortable with administering vaccines to patients at every visit?
Strategies to Improve Completeness and Accuracy of Immunization Information to WIR
- Does your staff report all immunizations you administer at your clinic (or practice) to the WIR?
- Does your staff report immunizations previously administered to your patients by other providers to the WIR?
- Do you inactivate patients in the WIR who are no longer seen by your practice?
- Do you use the WIR to determine which immunizations are due for each patient at every visit?